Like the others here, I have mixed feelings about your request. On the one hand, I feel that the more honest, thoughtful, well-written portrayals of dancers and other sex industry workers there are out there, the better. On the other hand, I share the knee-jerk, territorial response of many: Don't try to portray it if you haven't lived it, you're sure to get it wrong. Truth be told, there are many, many women in the industry who are excellent and ambitious writers/artists/filmakers etc, and I feel that, out of respect, you should back off and let them tell their own tales. Iguess that is what bothers me: that you seem to be making some assumption that the women in the industry, the ones who know it inside and out, are incapable of telling their own stories. On the other hand, dancer stories do tend to be fascinating, and if you DID succeed in writing the book, I would probably buy it....However, I will warn you that I think it's a very difficult subject to write about, regardless of your involvement (or lack thereof) in the industry. So far, I'd say that Lily Burana has done the best job of portraying this multi-faceted industry, in Strip City. However, if you want to read the PhD. dissertation of a woman who did in fact work in the industry and publish her thesis as a book, check out "G-Strings and Sympathy." I can't remember the name of the author, but you can probably find it on Amazon. She focused more on the patrons but it was quite scholarly. Do you have much writing and/or publishing experience? Have you pitched the book idea to anyone? You will probably need a more interesting angle, but I don't know. Have you read many books by women in the industry? I can give you more references if you like...
Nicolina



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